Definitions
A system of spoken, written, or signed communication.
Word origin
From Middle English langage, language, from Old French language, from Vulgar Latin *linguāticum, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech, language”), from Old Latin dingua (“tongue”), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue, speech, language”). Doublet of langaj. Displaced native Old English ġeþēode.
Used in a sentence
“The English and German languages are both members of the West Germanic language family.”
“Deaf and mute people communicate using sign language.”
“He appears, and gives his advice, accompanied by a stone, which, by being put into the mouth, endows its possessor with the gift of all languages.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Communication system”8 letters
02“System of words”8 letters
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